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Our New Testament reading today is from Mark
4:21-34. Listen for God’s word to you…. He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under
the bushel basket, or under the bed, and not on the lampstand? For there is
nothing hidden, except to be disclosed; nor is anything secret, except to come
to light. Let anyone with ears to hear listen!” And he said to them, “Pay
attention to what you hear; the measure you give will be the measure you get,
and still more will be given you. For to those who have, more will be given;
and from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.” He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would
scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the
seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself,
first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the
grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has
come.” He also said, “With what can we…

Erik Weihenmayer is
blind, yet on May 25, 2001, he reached the peak of Mt. Everest. Suffering from
a degenerative eye disease, he lost his sight when he was 13, but that didn’t
stop him. On a mountain where 90 percent of climbers never make it to the top—and
over 290 have died trying—Erik succeeded. Erik succeeded, in large measure,
because he listened well. Erik listened to the
little bell tied to the back of the climber in front of him, so he would know
what direction to go. He listened to the
voice of teammates who would shout back to him, “Death fall two feet to your
right!” so he would know what direction not to go. He listened to the
sound of his pick jabbing the ice, so he would know whether the ice was safe to
cross. When we take a
perilous journey, listening well can make all the difference.[1] Life itself can be a
perilous journey. Therefore, it can be most helpful to listen carefully to
someone who has navigated that journey successfully before us. Personally, I
know of no one m…

About Me

is a pastor and author. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama from the University of California at San Diego and a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. Will is the Pastor of Stowe Community Church in Stowe, Vermont. He and his wife Becky have been married since 1988 and have three sons: James, Jonathan, and Joshua.